Decolonization EU Emp in Africa

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This course examines the process of the fall and dissolution of European Empires in the decades following the ending of the Second World War. It discusses the historiographical debate of factors that precipitated decolonization in the international, metropolitan, and national arenas. The course explores colonial insurgency and counterinsurgency programs as well as negotiated, non-violent struggles that culminated in the transfer of power to African nationalists.